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Using Computer Forensics to Investigate Employee Data Theft

When suspicions of employee data theft arise, it is important to engage a computer forensics expert to perform a theft-of-IP analysis in order to preserve electronic data and uncover important evidence.

19 minute read April 02, 2017 at 12:08 AM
By
Timothy M. Opsitnick, Joseph M. Anguilano and Trevor B. Tucker
Using Computer Forensics to Investigate Employee Data Theft

Over 25% of employees steal proprietary data when departing a company or organization. See, “Employee Departure Creates Gaping Security Hole, Says New Data,” Biscom. To that end, our experience shows that departing employees have a sense of ownership over the data that they copy.

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